landgraviate
[ land-grey-vee-it, -eyt ]
noun
the office, jurisdiction, or territory of a landgrave.
Origin of landgraviate
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How to use landgraviate in a sentence
As the capital of the former landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, the town shared the vicissitudes of that state.
Charles ordered a review at Ensisheim, the official capital of the landgraviate.
Charles the Bold | Ruth Putnam
British Dictionary definitions for landgraviate
landgraviate
landgravate (ˈlændɡrəˌveɪt)
/ (lændˈɡreɪvɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /
noun
the domain or position of a landgrave or landgravine
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